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MPLA decalres victory in Angola election |
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Sunday, 07 September 2008 |
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Angola's ruling party claimed victory Sunday in the elections despite opposition attempts to have the result cancelled.
The ruling party of Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) of President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, in power for more than 30 years, predicted a sweeping victory after polls closed late Saturday.
Voting in the first election since the end of a three decade long civil war was extended because of delays and a lack of election registers in many polling stations.
An African observer mission said the vote had been credible but an EU mission delayed giving a verdict.
"We are going to win big time," Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) Spokesman Rui Falcao said, adding that the "victory is not in question, only whether the party gets the numbers required."
Falco added that the elections went very well, and that the opposition's attempts to cancel the result indicate its despair due to its loss.
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